I had an ugly cry a few weeks ago. The kind that gives you a headache and leaves your eyes puffy for a couple of days ... yeah, that kind of ugly cry. I was mad and hurt and frustrated and utterly helpless. As tears rolled down my face, words streamed from my lips: Lord, why? Why this? Why now? Haven't we all been through enough? This hurts too deep. And, God, this just isn't fair. Where are You? Where is Your hand in this? What good can possibly come from this pain? In the midst ... [Read More]
5 Keys to Surviving Difficult Seasons
{The winners of Three Hearts film from Samaritan's Purse are Julie, Mindy, Roxie, Cyndie, and Kathy. I'll be emailing each of you with instructions for receiving your copy of this amazing DVD.} Ever have a season when you find yourself waiting for the next shoe to drop? When every time you think nothing else could possibly happen, you find out how wrong you were? When each storm seems worse than the one before? We've sort of been living there for the last few weeks. This isn't the ... [Read More]
Proverbs 31 Woman: I’ll Never Measure Up
The past couple of months have been a bit up and down around here. Literally ... January was my biggest blogging month ever, February - well, not so much. Life online has reflected my life offline. Since January 27, I've been working for our county by managing the absentee ballots for the upcoming Primary. That has completely changed everything in my world! I haven't had an 8 to 5 job in over 12 years. That's right , not since three months before the girl was born. To say that our ... [Read More]
Rushing To and Fro
Remember when I wrote about the need to slow? Yeah, me too. I only thought I was crazy busy this past summer with moving (twice) and getting settled into a new community. The past two weeks … i.n.s.a.n.e. Most of the madness is short term. But, the truth is, almost all of it could have been eliminated if I’d been practicing what I preach. {ouch!} I have a knack for concepts. I create clever phrases like “lopsided living” and talk about them. I can share lists and ideas and root it all ... [Read More]
Brain Freeze: When Words Don’t Come
Today I had a great post planned ... it was all about what can happen when we allow home managing to take precedence over home making. I had some great quotes and even an outline of sorts written. But the words didn't come together. I couldn't make it flow. I spent a lot of time working. I spent a lot of time trying. I spent a lot of time frustrated. I even said on Twitter last night that I wouldn't have a new post today (and received several sweet responses, thank you!). {Notice ... [Read More]
When Songs Heal
Once a month we go to Burns Nursing Home. We walk down the hall smiling at nurses and patients. It's clean and cheery and the air is filled with the smells of lunch cooking. Yesterday, the second Tuesday of the month, we were there. We walked into the community room with its bright yellow walls and pastoral paintings. Twenty-two were already there. Four ready to sing and eighteen ready to join us. Eighteen people with weathered skin and withered hands ... joined us for this hour to ... [Read More]
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